A $100 million issue of Branch Banking and Trust Co. notes due May 15, 1996, was priced through underwriters led by Merrill Lynch & Co.
The notes, rated A2 by Moody's Investors Service and A by Standard & Poor's Corp., were priced to yield 4.81%, 50 basis points above comparable Treasuries.
Branch Banking and Trust is a subsidiary of BB&T Financial Corp., Wilson, N.C.